October 14, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 14, 2020

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 14, 2020 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words72
Max Points334
Pangrams2
Genius234

4 letter answers 23 words

ARCHARCOAURACARTCHARCROCCURTHARTHOARHORAHOURHURTORCAROARROOTROTOROUTTAROTARTTOROTORTTOURTROT

5 letter answers 19 words

ACTORAORTAARHATATTARCARATCHARTCOURTOCCUROUTROROACHROTORTAROTTORAHTORCHTRACTTROTHTROUTTRUTHTUTOR

6 letter answers 16 words

AURORAAUTHORCARROTCHURCHCHURROCOHORTCROTCHCROUCHCRUTCHHOORAHHORRORHURRAHORATORROCOCOTARTARTHROAT

7 letter answers 8 words

ATTRACTCATARRHCOACTORCURACAOCURATORRATATATROTATORTRACTOR

8 letter answers 4 words

ACTUATORAUTOCRATCATARACTCOAUTHOR

9 letter answers 2 words

ATTRACTORCUTTHROAT

Common questions

How many answers in the October 14, 2020 Spelling Bee?

72 valid answers worth 334 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 234 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are COAUTHOR, CUTTHROAT. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is R. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.